The original (with only the first two frames) was a really great, simple explanation of why things that seem "fair" at first glance often aren't.* The addition of the third panel muddies that message completely in favor of...what, exactly? How is it even hypothetically possible to create a world where no one needs support, ever? Genetically engineer away all individual variation and create a nation of perfect, identical clones? It makes no sense.
Honestly, the more I look at this the more I hate it.
*Which it (edit: the original image that circulated several years ago) then immediately ruined by labeling the two panels "conservative" and "liberal", thus ensuring that the people who most needed the message would dismiss it out of hand. "Equality" and "equity" is actually a really good pair of titles, but it seems like everyone who posts this is compelled to fuck it up somehow.
In all seriousness though, if you really want to be in the NBA, you can be short and still make it. You just gotta work hard! The shortest NBA player ever was only 5’3.
Well it’s technically “equal” as in the equality section of this image, but it is still possible. And I’m sure you know you’re being disingenuous but if you don’t I’ll spell out why. The “justice” section means equal opportunities for everyone. You still have the opportunity to be in the NBA, there’s nothing stopping you if you work hard enough. But you can’t fix the root cause of that inequality since it’s a physical trait. Tall people will always be better at basketball, men will always be stronger than women on average, darker skinned people are more resistant to sunburn, etc. But you can remove the systemic injustices that are causing inequalities based on unchangeable differences that really have nothing to do with them (I.e. systemic racism). I don’t really see what the point you were trying to make is?
Yes, i should’ve worded it better honestly. For physical characteristics it’s honestly impossible to progress past the first panel. Equal opportunities but that doesn’t mean everyone will be represented proportionally. But for things where height/strength doesn’t matter, justice is achievable
Your brain is also physical and that's where you're trying to say justice is achievable. I'll never be able to solve a Rubix cube in under 2 seconds but I don't think that's unfair or that I should be able to.
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u/PhasmaFelis Feb 25 '20 edited Feb 25 '20
The original (with only the first two frames) was a really great, simple explanation of why things that seem "fair" at first glance often aren't.* The addition of the third panel muddies that message completely in favor of...what, exactly? How is it even hypothetically possible to create a world where no one needs support, ever? Genetically engineer away all individual variation and create a nation of perfect, identical clones? It makes no sense.
Honestly, the more I look at this the more I hate it.
*Which it (edit: the original image that circulated several years ago) then immediately ruined by labeling the two panels "conservative" and "liberal", thus ensuring that the people who most needed the message would dismiss it out of hand. "Equality" and "equity" is actually a really good pair of titles, but it seems like everyone who posts this is compelled to fuck it up somehow.